Overview
- Police say a group of males approached a U.S.P.S. letter carrier on Wednesday evening and the encounter turned physical before one person fired a gun with no one struck.
- Officers arrived after a ShotSpotter gunfire alert and a 911 call and found the carrier injured; he was taken to a Metro Detroit hospital with a laceration and is expected to be OK.
- Detroit police arrested three adults and one juvenile overnight and recovered a firearm plus additional evidence several blocks from the scene that they say links the suspects to the attack.
- The Detroit Police Department is leading an active investigation with help from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the ATF, Michigan State Police and Homeland Security.
- Because crimes against postal workers fall under federal jurisdiction, the case may lead to federal charges and underscores concerns about worker safety and violent confrontations on delivery routes.